Korean social insurance system for expatriate employees
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: January 30, 2009 3 Comments on Korean social insurance system for expatriate employees
I already covered social insurance systems for Korean employees in my previous post. But what about social insurance for …
40 and 44 hours workweeks – application schedule and differences
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: January 29, 2009 7 Comments on 40 and 44 hours workweeks – application schedule and differences
Since revision of the Labor Standards Act (LSA), 40 hours workweek system has been adopted by most companies in Korea. …
Probationary period
The probationary period, here, means a period that a company, after concluding a labor contract with a worker, sets a …
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Korea’s record in terms of enforcing contracts and employing workers
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: November 5, 2008
A colleague of mine asked me a few days ago to find a document showing Korea’s level of transparency in …
A discrimination redress system for non-regular workers to be applied to workplaces with 100 or more employees
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: July 4, 2008
A system to redress discrimination based on the laws on protection of non-regular workers will apply to workplaces with 100 …
Part-time childcare leave allowed from June 22, 2008
Author: Sunny Lee Published Date: June 5, 2008 2 Comments on Part-time childcare leave allowed from June 22, 2008
From June 22, a worker can apply for shorter working hours program for childcare. From the same date, paternity leave …